Eli5 Why does lip skin grow so fast?

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My lips dry pretty easily and I peel the skin off my lips pretty regularly, it seems like it grows multiple layers a day. Why does regular skin scab and take days/weeks to heal but lip skin can grow so damn quickly?

Nothing I google is helping.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

im not too sure but maybe its the same reason wounds in your mouth heal super fast?

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